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| Author | : Peter L. Manly |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 248 |
| Release | : 1995-04-27 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 9780521483933 |
Peter Manly surveys more than 150 unusual telescopes designed by amateur and professional astronomers to suit some special need.
| Author | : James Mullaney |
| Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
| Total Pages | : 124 |
| Release | : 2002-01-01 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0486425541 |
Discover more than 300 celestial wonders that can be viewed with common "backyard" telescopes. Describes and locates sun, moon, planets, star clusters, supernova remnants, and other phenomena. 1998 edition.
| Author | : Govert Schilling |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 144 |
| Release | : 2011-12-07 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 3527657053 |
Adopted as the official book of the International Year of Astronomy (IYA) 2009, this stunningly illustrated history of telescopic discovery spans the range from the first telescopes via the Hubble Space Telescope to next generation platforms, and how they have changed and continue to change our view of the universe, our place in it and where it all came from. EYES ON THE SKIES features numerous full-page photographs and is printed in high-quality color throughout. Also includes the official IYA DVD with 59 minutes of narrated text, expert comments and interviews, animations, computer simulations, science results, plus footage from observatories.
| Author | : Louis Bell |
| Publisher | : Andesite Press |
| Total Pages | : 304 |
| Release | : 2017-08-22 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9781375998918 |
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
| Author | : Neil English |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 249 |
| Release | : 2012-08-30 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1461444241 |
Classic telescopes are of interest to amateur astronomers for a variety of reasons. There are the dedicated collectors, but there are also many amateurs who love the nostalgia they inspire. These telescopes "feel" different from any contemporary telescope and perhaps have a unique ability to reconnect the owner to a bygone age of craftmanship. This book takes a look at traditional telescopes built by the great instrument makers of the 18th and 19th centuries, particularly the dynastic telescope makers, including Dollond, Alvan Clark, Thomas Cooke & Sons, and Carl Zeiss. Also included are lesser luminaries such as John Brashear, John Calver, William Wray, Henry Fitz, and William Henry Mogey. 'Classic Telescopes' covers the key features of the telescopes designed by these manufacturers, and shows how a heady combination of market trends, instrument condition, and pedigree will dictate their prices at auction. 'Classic Telescopes' also shows the reader how to find real bargains! Interviews with top classic telescope collectors (and users) provide the best tips of prospecting for a genuine acquisition.
| Author | : Greg Roza |
| Publisher | : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
| Total Pages | : 25 |
| Release | : 2003-12-15 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1435873777 |
The world of optical, radio, and space telescopes will be on view for students in this fascinating story. From the first telescopes of Galileo and Newton to todays giant twin Keck telescopes in Hawaii, readers will learn about the workings of lenses and mirrors. The book also looks at how a primary mirror is made, why the dish of a radio telescope needs to be wide, and how the Hubble Space Telescope gives astronomers sharper images than do telescopes on Earth.
| Author | : Karen Taschek |
| Publisher | : UNM Press |
| Total Pages | : 92 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 9780826332110 |
Introduces young readers to the wonders revealed by the Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope on the plains of San Agustin, New Mexico.
| Author | : Neil English |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 315 |
| Release | : 2016-11-08 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 3319278142 |
Space telescopes are among humankind’s greatest scientific achievements of the last fifty years. This book describes the instruments themselves and what they were designed to discover about the Solar System and distant stars. Exactly how these telescopes were built and launched and the data they provided is explored. Only certain kinds of radiation can penetrate our planet's atmosphere, which limits what we can observe. But with space telescopes all this changed. We now have the means to "see" beyond Earth using ultraviolet, microwave, and infrared rays, X-rays and gamma rays. In this book we meet the pioneers and the telescopes that were built around their ideas. This book looks at space telescopes not simply chronologically but also in order of the electromagnetic spectrum, making it possible to understand better why they were made.
| Author | : Ray Villard |
| Publisher | : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
| Total Pages | : 49 |
| Release | : 2001-12-15 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1435863801 |
This book gives students an in-depth look at how large telescopes work. The wonder and awe of space and the scientific instruments we use to study it both come shining through in this fascinating book. Full-color diagrams and illustrations will help students visualize how the technology of telescopes works. Students will learn about the creation of mirrors 26.2 feet wide and telescope teams that work together to create a telescope as powerful as if it had a mirror the size of Earth!
| Author | : Daniel Kalder |
| Publisher | : ABRAMS |
| Total Pages | : 390 |
| Release | : 2009-05-14 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 1468304674 |
The acclaimed author of Lost Cosmonaut “takes us into a world of exorcism, cults and oddballs” living in Ukraine, Siberia, and the catacombs beneath Moscow (The Guardian). In Lost Cosmonaut, travel writer and anti-tourist Daniel Kalder ventured into the most distant republics of the former Soviet Union. Now Kalder is back in Russia to explore some of its strangest communities and hidden places on a year-long odyssey from Moscow to the Arctic Circle. The trek begins in the sewers of Moscow, where Kalder encounters a lost city inhabited by people known as “the Diggers.” After exploring the depths of this underground planet and meeting the eccentric Utopians who call it home, Kalder journeys to Ukraine, where exorcists chase down demons in the dubious afterglow of the Orange Revolution. In Siberia, he meets a man called Vissarion—a former traffic cop who is now known at the Jesus of Siberia, and to his thousands of followers, the true messiah. Salvation and damnation collide in this colorful account of a truly unique adventure that “provides rare glimpses into the odd afterlife of a collapsed superpower” (Publishers Weekly).
